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Togo, Heihachiro
(Encyclopedia) Togo, HeihachiroTogo, Heihachirohāˈhächĭrōˈ tōˈgō [key], 1846–1934, Japanese admiral, Japan's greatest naval hero. He studied naval science in England (1871–78), gained international…croaker
(Encyclopedia) croaker, member of the abundant and varied family Sciaenidae, carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes including the weakfishes, the drums, and the kingcroakers (or kingfish). The croaker has…Galilee
(Encyclopedia) GalileeGalileegălˈĭlē [key], region, N Israel, roughly the portion north of the plain of Esdraelon. Galilee was the chief scene of the ministry of Jesus. The Sea of Galilee (see…Essenes
(Encyclopedia) EssenesEssenesĕsˈēnz [key], members of a small Jewish religious order, originating in the 2d cent. b.c. The chief sources of information about the Essenes are Pliny the Elder, Philo's…Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry
(Encyclopedia) Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F.…Coos
(Encyclopedia) CoosCooskōˈŏs [key], in the New Testament, island in the Aegean Sea, the present-day Kós.Gard
(Encyclopedia) Gard Gard gär [key], department, S France, on the Rhône River and the…Hyères
(Encyclopedia) Hyères Hyères yĕr [key], city, Var dept., SE France, in Provence, on the Mediterranean Sea…Hofu
(Encyclopedia) Hofu Hofu hōˈf&oomacr; [key], city, Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Suo Sea. It is…Aroer
(Encyclopedia) AroerAroerărˈōər [key], border town, on the north side of the Arnon River and E of the Dead Sea, the modern Arair (Jordan). Aroer, which changed hands frequently, is mentioned in the…Trending
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